Egypt - Secondary education, teachers (% female)

Secondary education, teachers (% female) in Egypt was 48.19 as of 2019. Its highest value over the past 48 years was 48.19 in 2019, while its lowest value was 23.60 in 1971.

Definition: Female teachers as a percentage of total secondary education teachers includes full-time and part-time teachers.

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (http://uis.unesco.org/)

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Year Value
1971 23.60
1972 25.64
1975 27.93
1976 26.61
1977 28.47
1978 28.46
1979 28.26
1981 31.03
1982 32.04
1983 33.24
1984 34.15
1986 35.49
1987 36.24
1988 37.06
1990 39.36
1992 40.22
1993 39.91
1994 39.91
1995 40.13
1996 40.11
1997 38.62
1999 40.79
2000 39.83
2001 40.38
2002 40.58
2003 41.40
2004 41.29
2009 44.50
2016 46.33
2017 46.69
2018 47.72
2019 48.19

Development Relevance: The share of female teachers shows the level of gender representation in the teaching force. A value of greater than 50% indicates more opportunities or preference for women to participate in teaching activities. Women teachers are important as they serve as role models to girls and help to attract and retain girls in school.

Other Notes: Data retrieved via API in March 2019. For detailed information on the observation level (e.g. National Estimation, UIS Estimation, or Category not applicable), please visit UIS.Stat (http://data.uis.unesco.org/).

Statistical Concept and Methodology: The share of female teachers in secondary education is calculated by dividing the total number of female teachers at secondary level of education by the total number of teachers at the same level, and multiplying by 100. Data on education are collected by the UNESCO Institute for Statistics from official responses to its annual education survey. All the data are mapped to the International Standard Classification of Education (ISCED) to ensure the comparability of education programs at the international level. The current version was formally adopted by UNESCO Member States in 2011. The reference years reflect the school year for which the data are presented. In some countries the school year spans two calendar years (for example, from September 2010 to June 2011); in these cases the reference year refers to the year in which the school year ended (2011 in the example).

Aggregation method: Weighted average

Periodicity: Annual

Classification

Topic: Education Indicators

Sub-Topic: Inputs